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2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball season

2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball season
League NCAA Division I
Sport Basketball
Duration 12/01/2011–02/25/2012
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN, CBS Sports, Horizon League Network
2011–12
Regular Season Champions 14–4 - Valparaiso
Season MVP Ryan Broekhoff, VAL
2012 Horizon League Men's Basketball Tournament
Champions Detroit
  Runners-up Valparaiso
Finals MVP Ray McCallum, Jr.
Horizon League men's basketball seasons
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2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 14 4   .778     22 11   .667
Cleveland State 12 6   .667     22 11   .667
Detroit 11 7   .611     22 14   .611
Milwaukee 11 7   .611     20 13   .606
Butler 11 7   .611     22 14   .611
Youngstown State 10 8   .556     16 15   .516
Green Bay 10 8   .556     15 15   .500
Wright State 7 11   .389     13 19   .406
UIC 3 15   .167     8 22   .267
Loyola (IL) 1 17   .056     7 23   .233
2012 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 6, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Horizon League men's basketball season marks the 32nd season of Horizon League basketball.

In the preseason, Butler was the conference favorite despite returning only one of their top four scorers from the 2011 national runner-up team. Butler received 28 first-place votes in the preseason poll of HL coaches, media, and sports information directors. Detroit captured second in the preseason poll with 19 first-place votes, and Cleveland State finished third for the third consecutive preseason. The preseason player of the year was Ray McCallum, Jr. of Detroit who was also named to the John R. Wooden Award preseason candidate list.

Preseason Player of the Year

Several media outlets projected the final Horizon League standings for the 2011–12 season:

HL Players of the Week
Throughout the conference season, the HL offices name a player of the week.


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